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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

茗

Readings

Kana: ミョウ、メイ、ちゃ
Romaji: myō, mei, cha
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

tea

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2365
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-6
Korean Reading:  myeong
Chinese Reading:  ming2
Unicode:  8317
JIS:  682C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3929
New Nelson Index: 5023
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k6.5
Four Corner Index: 4460.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30864X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0616

Words

茗荷 (みょうが)
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
藪茗荷 (やぶみょうが、ヤブミョウガ)
Pollia japonica (species of spiderwort)
花茗荷 (はなみょうが、ハナミョウガ)
peppermint stick (species of perennial evergreen, Alpinia japonica)
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